Color!

I love color! I’ve drooled over solids from time to time, admiring the variety of tones within one color group. I convinced myself decided to purchase a color card for the Kona Cottons, after spending far too long deliberating the “perfect” color.

Faster decisions for me! I’ve enjoyed admiring the board, imagining what I will do next.

i've made quilts with all batiks before. i do have all the kona solids purchased and waiting patiently for a QOV. all dark blue and various yellow/golds and i think it'll be stunning when put together.

No, I've never made a solid color quilt. Interesting thought though. I've often thought of a ONE PIECE quilt but a printed piece of fabric, not a solid one….hmmm..now you have me thinking again…and that's bad…LOL

I love those things! I bought Moda's bella solids color card and it's so much fun to look at! I'm not brave enough to make a solid color quilt yet! :) BTW I got two quilts done yesterday and I can breathe today! :)

Love your color card. Quite a rainbow of color. I do like Kona Cottons. They are wonderful. I use the the white for Redwork. But a quilt of all solids I am not so sure about. I should try it sometime. Thank you for sharing.

Yes, I have made a few all solids quilts (one of them was the one I entered into your Quilt Show), and I will make more. I think working with solids gives another perspective on colour and design.I have a stash of Kona Cottons in every shade, tint and tone imaginable (present from husband running late with his birthday shopping) and I love them all.

I just ordered my Kona color card from Kathy over the weekend. I have wanted it for a while and finally ordered it. I want to make a solid quilt for my son, probably one from The Modern Quilt Workshop book. I just can't find solids anywhere locally! So now I can pick my favorites and order from Kathy.

Begged my mother for a Kona card for Christmas. Have used it twice to order solids, and they were just as I needed. I seem to like solids in every quilt, but I haven't done an all solids quilt…yet!Blessings,KT

Hey Amy — I have one of these color cards, and it definitely helps with the decision making. At least I can narrow down which colors to order. ;) I have made several solid quilts — 3 as samples for my new business that I haven't posted on the web, but also the McCoy quilt and the Zen mini quilt I just completed. I really love the solid colors and I think you can really do a lot with them. But all those lovely designer patterns are still so very tempting!!

I have not yet made a quilt using just solids, but it is definitely on my "list of things to do". I invested in a Kona Solids color card last year, and I have to say, it has certainly encouraged me to push the envelope a bit with my color combinations. So useful. And so pretty!

I have! using my own hand dyed fabrics. There is one lap quilt waiting to be binded which was initially destined for a friend who reads this blog but since she's tall, i will reassign the quilt to another close 'short' friend.

I'm sure you've read about my year long goal/project to use all 200+ Kona Solids in solids quilts this year. I have the card and love it. LOVE. But you know what's worse Amy? The growing stash of Konas folded up neatly in a pile….solids are so pretty.

I really like that. I haven't made a solid color quilt before but it is tempting with so many pretty colors! I know that over at Franseen, she is doing a paintbox quilt along using just solids. That was tempting!

We'll get you dyeing fabric yet! Come over to the dark side…(note: it also is MUCH less expensive – one of the main reasons I started dyeing my own)

Speaking of dyeing – did you ever do those curtains?

ooh! Stream of consciousness thinking…One of the things I'm noticing about people that read my blog is that some of the SIMPLEST things I take for granted are BRAND NEW to many people. How fun would it be for you and I to have long distance fabric dyeing lessons, via blogging??? A great way to show beginners how to dye!

I don't have the Kona color card. What I do have is a stack of unidentified Kona solids. Learned my lesson though and now write down info from the bolt when buying. Hope to become such a prolific quilter that I need a color card. And yes, I would love to make an all solid quilt…maybe my second or third year quilting.

Amy, this is so weird that you posted about solids today. I was JUST thinking of what to do with a bunch of 1/4 yd solids I recently acquired. In the past I haven't like solids, but now I'm trying to find a pattern I'd like to use. any suggestions? I'm leaning toward Plain Spoken.

Hi I'm Amy! Here's what you need to know about me - I love to sew! I learned to sew garments as a girl, then taught myself to quilt as a young mom. I've been writing books and patterns for the last five years, and hope to inspire you in your own quilting journey!